Early Thursday morning saw quite a few of Google services including Drive, Docs disrupted for nearly 5 hours because of some glitch. Google Apps Status dashboard showed signs of disruption on Google…
Tag: Cloud Storage
Microsoft announces global roll out of rebranded ‘OneDrive’
Microsoft was forced to rebrand its cloud storage service after a loss of a trademark dispute with British Sky Broadcasting Group over the “SkyDrive” name and now it has officially renamed its…
Dropbox now back in action in China
China has decided to unblock the cloud storage service, Dropbox, almost four years after the service was banned in the country in 2010 that too without any warning when the Chinese authorities…
Leaked screenshot of OneDrive reveals new features
Microsoft recently announced that it is renaming its cloud storage service SkyDrive to OneDrive as promised earlier in its trademark dispute settlement with broadcasting firm BSkyB which owns the trademark ‘Sky’ in…
Nokia offering 20GB free SkyDrive storage with Lumia smartphones
Nokia is now offering 20GB of extra SkyDrive storage free for a year, with every new Nokia Lumia smartphone. This free offer is valid in Philippines, Indonesia and Hong Kong on purchases…
Microsoft SkyDrive is now OneDrive
Microsoft has renamed its SkyDrive cloud storage service to OneDrive. The rebranding is the result of a ruling that found Microsoft guilty of infringement of a trademark owned by British broadcaster and…
Box rebuilds iPhone, iPad app; offers free 50GB storage for life
Box has rebuilt its iPhone and iPhone apps and to mark the launch of the redesigned apps, the company is offering 50GB of cloud storage free for life to all those who…
Dropbox file sync and sharing issues continue after Friday’s outage
Dropbox hasn’t recovered fully after Friday’s outage as there have been scattered reports of users experiencing file sharing and syncing issues even on Sunday. “We’re still seeing service issues for a small…
Dropbox hits by DDoS, but user data safe; The 1775 Sec claims responsibility
Dropbox website went offline last night with a hacking collecting calling itself The 1775 Sec claiming responsibility of the attack on the cloud storage company’s website. The 1775 Sec took to twitter…
Microsoft gives away 20GB SkyDrive storage to Windows Phone users
Microsoft is sending out emails to Windows Phone customers with links to activate free 20GB free SkyDrive storage. Those who decide to activate the free 20GB option will receive the enhanced storage…
Hotfile shuts down for good
Hotfile has permanently shut down for good without any prior warning just hours after $80 million settlement with the MPAA. The decision is rather drastic considering that the digital locker isn’t providing…
Mega iOS app launched
Kim Dotcom’s Mega cloud storage has finally received approval from Apple for its iOS App and is available for anyone to download from Apple App Store. Just like its Android counterpart, users…
Microsoft may rename SkyDrive to NewDrive in UK
Microsoft lost a SkyDrive trademark battle to BSkyB and at the time was ordered to rename the service within “a reasonable time period.” It seems that folks over Microsoft may have finally…
Bitcasa serves new cloud storage pricing plans
The cloud storage company, Bitcasa, in addition to providing users a secure home for their data wants to offer users complete control of their digital belongings for infinite use in future. In…
After Younited, WD’s My Cloud takes on Dropbox
Cloud backup and storage services have been gaining a lot of traction lately with multiple players now joining the bandwagon including the recently announced Younited and now Western Digital with its not-so-cloudy…